Sexual
violence can happen to anyone and anyone may become the perpetrator or a victim
as well, so people needs to understand what is related to sexual violence. It
can even happen, someone who is a perpetrator or victim, is not aware that what
he/she had got is due to a limited understanding of sexual violence. As part of
enriching students' understanding, Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta held a discussion
forum that presented experienced practitioners in handling cases of violence,
assisting and protecting victims. With this material, the students identified
what behaviors include sexual violence, how to process complaints of victims of
violence to the authorities with appropriate procedures, and anticipate the
sexual violence.
A discussion on Handling Violence and How to Report It held at Taru Martani (Wednesday, 06/10/2021) got a good response from students, proved by the presence of students from Nias, Lampung, Bangka Belitung, Southwest Sumba, Yogyakarta, Manggarai, and West Sulawesi who are currently studying in Yogyakarta. Ifa Aryani, S.Psi, M.Psi. as a resource person in the discussion, is a member of the Commission for the Protection of Children and Women in Indonesia (KPAI) Yogyakarta municipality. She explained the types of violence, namely 1) Physical – beating, slapping, grabbing, or any action that resulted in physical injuries, 2) Psychological – in the form of swearing, ridicule, threats, or any action that caused psychological pressure that resulted in mental and mental disorders, such as trauma, loss of self-confidence and various other consequences; 3) Sexual – in the form of rape, sexual harassment to forced sexual intercourse in marriage; 4) Economy–not providing a living for women who are housewives. Relating to Domestic Violence (KDRT) is indeed a complicated problem, but it can be anticipated in several ways, such as educating the bride and groom about the concept of the Sakinah Mawaddah Wa Rahmah (SAMAWA) family for Muslims, gender-oriented family education for each couple, and socialization of the Law on the Elimination of Domestic Violence (UU PKDRT). However, the involvement of community elements is highly expected, meaning that the community is not ignorant of the surrounding social situation.
Starting from the knowledge about gender-based violence against women, the resource person provided some other violence cases and how to report it. She explained the steps, namely by reporting to the nearest police, the Women and Children Protection unit at the Resort Police (regency level), or asking for assistance at the UPTD PPA or P2TP2A (Protection for Women and Children agency) or the service agency for reporting of victims of violence in the local area. If the victim wants to report an act of violence to the realm of law, then the complaint must be accompanied by evidence including witnesses and checked with a health institution.
It
must be admitted that cultural construction in the area affects gender
understanding and perspectives between men and women that affect the way how people
behave. From this discussion, the students learned new knowledge about sexual
violence as well as the procedures on how and what should be done by the
victim, besides that, through education, the students are expected to become
actors of change in understanding gender equality. The students who understand
this can do socialization and education to friends, family, and people around
them in various ways. Let us have courage to play a role by promoting the voice
of struggle against victims of violence. ***
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